The President of the Legislative Council (''Eaghtyrane y Choonceil Slattyssagh'') is the principal officer of the

Legislative Council of the Isle of Man The Legislative Council ( gv, Yn Choonceil Slattyssagh) is the upper chamber of Tynwald, the legislature of the Isle of Man. The abbreviation "LegCo" is often used. It consists of eleven members (MLCs): * Eight members elected by the House of ...

. Until 1980, the

Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

presided ''

ex officio An ''ex officio'' member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term '' ex officio'' is Latin, meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by right ...

''. From 1980 to 1990, the members elected a president from among their number. Since 1990, the

President of Tynwald The President of Tynwald (''Eaghtyrane Tinvaal'') is the presiding officer at the sittings of Tynwald Court in Douglas and is elected by the members of Tynwald from amongst their number. The first elected President, Charles Kerruish, was elec ...

has been elected by the members of

Tynwald Tynwald ( gv, Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald ( gv, Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court, is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It consists of two chambers, known as the branches of Tynwald: the directly elected House of ...

from among their number and sits ''ex officio'' as the President of the Legislative Council. The president of the council, as the presiding officer, remains impartial. but has casting vote; that is, in the case of a tied vote, the president breaks the tie. The president is also responsible for controlling the procedure of the council and for the authoritative interpretation of its standing orders, and has the duty of nominating the member of the council to be responsible for promoting each Bill which is to come before council.

Presidents

*The Lieutenant Governor (ex officio), until 1980 *Mr

Jack Nivison John Allen Cowell Kennedy Nivison (22 March 1910 – 5 December 2003) was a Manx politician who served as President of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man. He was first elected as an MHK for Middle in 1948 and became a Member of the ...

MLC

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JP CP, 1980–1988 *Mr

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MLC, 1988–1990 *The

(ex officio), from 1990

References

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